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Proc 10252ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10252

World Suicide Prevention Day, 2021

President Biden proclaimed September 10, 2021 as World Suicide Prevention Day, calling on Americans to prevent suicide. The proclamation highlights suicide statistics, mentions administration priorities including veteran suicide prevention, mental health parity enforcement, model red flag laws for states, and the upcoming 988 crisis line launch in July 2022.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 50983

Impact dates

  1. New Mental Health Crisis Line 9-8-8 takes effect

  2. World Suicide Prevention Day proclaimed

Key directives

  • Proclaim September 10, 2021 as World Suicide Prevention Day
  • Call upon all Americans, communities, organizations, and all levels of government to join in preventing suicide

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of September 10, 2021 as World Suicide Prevention Day

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • 988 Mental Health Crisis Line effective July 2022

Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation references budget proposals ($180M SAMHSA, $598M VA) that are requests, not enacted appropriations
  • Model red flag laws are non-binding guidance to states
  • Mental health parity enforcement is described as ongoing work without specific new directive
Proclamation 10252: World Suicide Prevention Day, 2021 · Executive Orders